lun

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lun"

Translingual

Symbol

lun

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Lunda.

English

Noun

lun (plural luns)

  1. (Newfoundland, UK regional) Alternative form of lown
    • 1958, Michael Harrington, Sea Stories from Newfoundland:
      He had no alternative to the slim chance of safety offered by the ‘lun’ of Cat Harbour, Northern Island.

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

lun f

  1. genitive plural of luna

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lygn (“calm”).

Adjective

lun

  1. warm, mild
  2. cosy, snug
Inflection
Inflection of lun
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular lun lunere lunest2
Indefinite neuter singular lunt lunere lunest2
Plural lune lunere lunest2
Definite attributive1 lune lunere luneste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lun

  1. imperative of lune

Gothic

Romanization

lun

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌿𐌽

Mandarin

Romanization

lun

  1. Nonstandard spelling of lūn.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of lún.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of lǔn.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of lùn.
  5. Nonstandard spelling of lǘn.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian lond, which derives from Proto-Germanic *landą. Cognates include Mooring North Frisian lönj and West Frisian lân.

Noun

lun n (plural lunen)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) land

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse logn.

Adjective

lun (masculine and feminine lun, neuter lunt, definite singular and plural lune, comparative lunere, indefinite superlative lunest, definite superlative luneste)

  1. cosy, snug, sheltered (house, room, valley etc.)
  2. comfortable, genial, warm (person, room, weather)
  3. good-natured, pleasant, quiet (person)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse logn.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lun (neuter lunt, definite singular and plural lune, comparative lunare, indefinite superlative lunast, definite superlative lunaste)

  1. cosy, snug, sheltered (house, room, valley etc.)
  2. comfortable, genial, warm (person, room, weather)
  3. good-natured, pleasant, quiet (person)

References

  • “lun” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “lun”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Slovene

Pronunciation

Noun

lún

  1. genitive dual/plural of lúna

Somali

Verb

lun

  1. to lose

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

lun m

  1. Soft mutation of llun.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llun lun unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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